Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 21:
1911 – Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in Paris by an Italian waiter, Vicenzo Perruggia. It was recovered in 1913.
1944 – Representatives of the United States, Britain, Russia and China met at Dumbarton Oaks near Washington to plan the formation of the United Nations.
1982 – King Sobhuza II of Swaziland died aged 83. He had been on the throne since 1921.
1993 – Men’s 4x100m relay team from the United States sets new world record.
1994 – The last French troops pulled out of Rwanda, ending a controversial humanitarian mission.
2000 – Golfer Tiger Woods wins PGA Championship, becoming first golfer in nearly 50 years to win 3 majors in a year.
2002 – Fatal explosion at Moscow apartment block.
2002 – Former Enron Corp. executive Michael Kopper pleaded guilty to money laundering and fraud charges, becoming the first employee to admit a criminal role in the energy giant’s collapse.
2005 – Robert Moog, whose name became synonymous with electronic music in the 1960s and ’70s through the invention of his eponymous synthesisers, died aged 71.
2016 – Closing ceremony at Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2017 – Total solar eclipse across the United States.
